Poem November 11, 1985 Issue

The gem of healing

PEGGY-ANN BUMGARNER

... where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also.

(Matthew 6:21)

Someone once said,
"You've got an opal.
I love opals. I wish I had one."

So,
so what?

I've got an opal.
I have nothing because of an opal,
but I do have a lot inside.
Inside there's no opal.
There are important things—
things that are real and alive.

An opal?
So what!

I have more:
understanding,
love,
the desire to heal.

Opals don't heal.

PEGGY-ANN BUMGARNER

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